Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Table 4. Employment status of persons 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total,25 yearsand over

Less thana high schooldiploma

High schoolgraduates,no college

Some college,no degree

Associatedegree

Bachelor'sdegreeand higher

Total

Civilian noninstitutional population

196,304

26,122

61,115

33,493

17,611

57,962

Civilian labor force

132,255

12,166

38,263

23,268

13,449

45,108

Percent of population

67.4

46.6

62.6

69.5

76.4

77.8

Employed

126,161

11,073

36,097

22,092

12,948

43,951

Employment-population ratio

64.3

42.4

59.1

66.0

73.5

75.8

Unemployed

6,094

1,092

2,166

1,176

502

1,158

Unemployment rate

4.6

9.0

5.7

5.1

3.7

2.6

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

94,204

12,990

29,298

15,631

7,620

28,665

Civilian labor force

70,982

7,790

21,364

11,959

6,258

23,612

Percent of population

75.3

60.0

72.9

76.5

82.1

82.4

Employed

67,605

7,108

20,093

11,356

6,021

23,027

Employment-population ratio

71.8

54.7

68.6

72.6

79.0

80.3

Unemployed

3,377

682

1,270

603

236

585

Unemployment rate

4.8

8.8

5.9

5.0

3.8

2.5

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

102,100

13,133

31,817

17,862

9,991

29,297

Civilian labor force

61,273

4,376

16,899

11,310

7,191

21,497

Percent of population

60.0

33.3

53.1

63.3

72.0

73.4

Employed

58,555

3,965

16,004

10,737

6,926

20,924

Employment-population ratio

57.4

30.2

50.3

60.1

69.3

71.4

Unemployed

2,717

410

896

573

265

573

Unemployment rate

4.4

9.4

5.3

5.1

3.7

2.7

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

160,541

20,653

50,101

27,281

14,597

47,910

Civilian labor force

107,849

9,843

31,065

18,713

11,113

37,115

Percent of population

67.2

47.7

62.0

68.6

76.1

77.5

Employed

103,373

9,036

29,495

17,873

10,742

36,228

Employment-population ratio

64.4

43.8

58.9

65.5

73.6

75.6

Unemployed

4,475

807

1,570

840

371

888

Unemployment rate

4.1

8.2

5.1

4.5

3.3

2.4

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

77,984

10,566

24,180

12,883

6,378

23,977

Civilian labor force

58,957

6,590

17,668

9,829

5,249

19,620

Percent of population

75.6

62.4

73.1

76.3

82.3

81.8

Employed

56,446

6,066

16,741

9,397

5,070

19,171

Employment-population ratio

72.4

57.4

69.2

72.9

79.5

80.0

Unemployed

2,511

524

927

433

179

449

Unemployment rate

4.3

7.9

5.2

4.4

3.4

2.3

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

82,558

10,086

25,922

14,398

8,218

23,933

Civilian labor force

48,892

3,253

13,396

8,883

5,864

17,495

Percent of population

59.2

32.3

51.7

61.7

71.4

73.1

Employed

46,928

2,970

12,753

8,477

5,672

17,056

Employment-population ratio

56.8

29.4

49.2

58.9

69.0

71.3

Unemployed

1,964

284

643

407

192

439

Unemployment rate

4.0

8.7

4.8

4.6

3.3

2.5

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

22,254

3,629

7,918

4,379

1,956

4,372

Civilian labor force

14,973

1,443

5,200

3,232

1,533

3,564

Percent of population

67.3

39.8

65.7

73.8

78.4

81.5

Employed

13,786

1,234

4,719

2,972

1,439

3,423

Employment-population ratio

62.0

34.0

59.6

67.9

73.6

78.3

Unemployed

1,187

209

482

260

95

141

Unemployment rate

7.9

14.5

9.3

8.0

6.2

4.0

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,810

1,645

3,684

1,862

767

1,852

Civilian labor force

6,978

730

2,636

1,420

617

1,575

Percent of population

71.1

44.4

71.6

76.2

80.5

85.0

Employed

6,357

616

2,358

1,296

579

1,508

Employment-population ratio

64.8

37.5

64.0

69.6

75.6

81.4

Unemployed

621

114

278

124

37

67

Unemployment rate

8.9

15.6

10.6

8.7

6.1

4.2

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

12,444

1,983

4,234

2,517

1,189

2,520

Civilian labor force

7,995

713

2,564

1,812

917

1,990

Percent of population

64.2

35.9

60.6

72.0

77.1

79.0

Employed

7,429

617

2,361

1,676

859

1,915

Employment-population ratio

59.7

31.1

55.8

66.6

72.3

76.0

Unemployed

566

95

203

136

57

74

Unemployment rate

7.1

13.4

7.9

7.5

6.3

3.7

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,248

1,028

1,847

879

639

4,856

Civilian labor force

6,518

469

1,190

626

477

3,757

Percent of population

70.5

45.7

64.4

71.2

74.7

77.4

Employed

6,290

439

1,139

602

459

3,651

Employment-population ratio

68.0

42.8

61.6

68.5

71.9

75.2

Unemployed

229

30

51

24

18

106

Unemployment rate

3.5

6.4

4.3

3.8

3.8

2.8

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,358

372

805

438

286

2,459

Civilian labor force

3,498

221

603

346

236

2,093

Percent of population

80.3

59.4

74.9

79.0

82.5

85.1

Employed

3,370

203

577

330

225

2,035

Employment-population ratio

77.3

54.6

71.8

75.4

78.7

82.8

Unemployed

128

18

26

16

11

58

Unemployment rate

3.7

8.0

4.2

4.6

4.7

2.8

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,890

656

1,043

441

353

2,397

Civilian labor force

3,020

248

587

280

241

1,664

Percent of population

61.8

37.9

56.3

63.4

68.4

69.4

Employed

2,920

236

562

272

234

1,616

Employment-population ratio

59.7

36.0

53.8

61.6

66.4

67.4

Unemployed

101

12

25

8

7

48

Unemployment rate

3.3

4.9

4.3

2.8

2.9

2.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

25,479

9,555

7,526

3,371

1,612

3,414

Civilian labor force

18,235

5,911

5,576

2,627

1,288

2,833

Percent of population

71.6

61.9

74.1

77.9

79.9

83.0

Employed

17,115

5,426

5,232

2,484

1,236

2,736

Employment-population ratio

67.2

56.8

69.5

73.7

76.7

80.1

Unemployed

1,120

485

344

142

52

97

Unemployment rate

6.1

8.2

6.2

5.4

4.1

3.4

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

13,081

5,025

3,986

1,677

732

1,660

Civilian labor force

11,035

4,021

3,444

1,448

633

1,489

Percent of population

84.4

80.0

86.4

86.3

86.5

89.7

Employed

10,363

3,714

3,231

1,371

607

1,439

Employment-population ratio

79.2

73.9

81.1

81.8

82.9

86.7

Unemployed

672

307

213

77

26

50

Unemployment rate

6.1

7.6

6.2

5.3

4.1

3.3

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

12,398

4,530

3,541

1,694

879

1,754

Civilian labor force

7,200

1,889

2,132

1,179

655

1,344

Percent of population

58.1

41.7

60.2

69.6

74.5

76.6

Employed

6,752

1,712

2,001

1,113

629

1,297

Employment-population ratio

54.5

37.8

56.5

65.7

71.6

73.9

Unemployed

448

178

131

65

26

47

Unemployment rate

6.2

9.4

6.2

5.6

4.0

3.5

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.